• Department of General Surgery One, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China;
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Objective  To observe the histopathological changes of tumor tissue after intraoperative regional chemotherapy of rectal cancer. Methods  After the treatment of intraoperative regional chemotherapy with 5-FU (15 mg/kg), the histopathological changes of tumor tissue were detected. Results  Slight changes with cancer cells in all the cases accepted intraoperative regional chemotherapy were found under light microscope such as karyopyknosis, nuclear swelling, coagulation and necrosis of cytoplasm, hydropsia of intercellular substance, invasion of inflammatory cells, and 9/15 cases with slight inflammation of vessels were observed; While those changes were found in individual cells of the cases without regional chemotherapy. The more enlarged intercellular space of cancer cell was observed under electron microscope in the case with regional chemotherapy. Conclusion  The intraoperative regional chemotherapy of rectal tumor can change the histopathological appearance of tumor tissue, that is significant in preventing cancer cells diffusing during operation and relapsing after operation.

Citation: DU Jiang,WANG Chongshu,WEI Shoujiang,KOU Hongyan,YANG Hua. Pathological and Clinical Effects of Intraoperative Regional Chemotherapy of Rectal Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2008, 15(12): 926-928. doi: Copy